Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Recipes for Remarkable Vegan Meatballs

Remarkable Vegan Meatballs, Marinara, and Fusilli from Nancy Andres

I've had the urge to create a plant-based whole food recipe for vegan meatballs, scrumptious enough for all to love. To most of us, as we age, it does dawn on us that we could be eating healthier. Cutting down on processed, cholesterol laden foods is a smart health decision.See what I discovered during my hands on food testing and cooking experiments, cookbook investigation, and research on the web.

I SCOUTED OUT RECIPES THAT ARE :

EASY

DELICIOUS

COLORFUL

HEALTHY

See the Results in a Vegan Meatball Roundup Post to Live For!

Here's My Recipe...I call it

Remarkable Vegan Meatballs

This recipe is economical, as it's made from items most of you already have in your pantry or refrigerator. It's so adaptable. Serve vegan meatballs for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Top spaghetti, shells, linguini, or other pasta with vegan meatballs. Savor the flavor in a hoagie, pita, or in a wrap. Serve veggie meatballs on a bed of sauteed broccoli or spinach, or top quinoa, barley, or farro with vegan meatballs and mushroom gravy. All these combinations are yummy. So let's give a cheer for Remarkable Vegan MeatballsIngredients:

What to do:1. Put the oven rack in the middle slot of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. While oven heats...1. Clean and prep onion, garlic, mushrooms. Place a drop of oil in a saute pan and brown the onion for a few moments (for oil free version use water or veggie broth instead of oil). Then add garlic and do the same. Add chopped mushrooms and cook until all are soft and thoroughly cooked (about ten minutes).2. While that cooks, get a large mixing bowl and mash the brown rice and drained lentils together. Add whole grain bread crumbs and combine. 3. Use a slotted spoon to transfer onion, garlic, and mushrooms from saute pan to mixing bowl. Reserve mushroom cooking liquid to add to soup, chili, or other dish.4. Add flax egg and seasoning to mixing bowl. Combine all thoroughly. This flax egg mixture is the best I've ever tried. The veggie balls bind well and do not crumble. If you feel mixture is too dry and crumbles, add a drop or two of water.5. Shape mixture into bite size veggie balls. Place them on a large ungreased baking sheet and put in the oven. Cook vegan meatballs for approximately 30 minutes. You'll know they are ready, when they look and feel firm (squeeze one) and are slightly browned.

6. Meanwhile, empty the jar of marinara into a medium size sauce pan and simmer covered on stove top until pasta and meatballs cook. 7. In a pasta pot boil the pasta of your choice (cook according to package directions). When done drain.8. Top each serving of pasta with a ladle or two of sauce and two or three veggie balls apiece. Garnish with fresh clipped parsley or use the vegan cheese recipe below. Any extra veggie balls can be placed in the extra sauce and refrigerated. This recipe will make a dozen vegan meatballs and serves 4.To change the pace, use spaghetti squashas the base instead of pasta.

Plant-based spaghetti squash marinara with tossed salad

Try this fabulous recipe from Kelly, a Transformational Health Coach and holistic practitioner who blogs at Tasting Page. SeeVegan Lentil Mushroom Meatballs on a bed of lettuce now.

For another slant see this recipe. It features Bulgur wheat and cauliflower for Vegan Italian Meatballs from Chuck Underwood. He's the blogger at Brand New Vegan, and he aims to make switching to plant-based eating as easy as possible. This is a link to his recipe for Vegan Parmesan.

For the final recipe in my vegan meatball roundup...Nora Taylor shares her version of Spaghetti and Easy Vegan Meatballs. She's the blogger at Nora Cooks, and she uses chickpeas to give vegan meatballs a satisfying, comforting flavor.

Photo Nora Taylor at Nora Cooks

Isn't it surprising that vegan meatballs can be made in so many taste tempting ways?

Tip: Buying in-season, locally grown produce is an easy way to select produce loaded with eye-appeal, freshness, and often on sale. Since locally grown means items aren't transported long distances to get to your table, it costs less and tastes
better. It's alive with goodness.

Before you go, please comment in the space provided below. Which recipes sound and look good to you? No links in comments please, as I won't be able to publish them that way.

After your food shopping run, have fun cooking up some vegan meatballs to discover they are healthy, colorful, easy to make, and delicious.

Invite your partner, friends, and family to join the cooking party. Perhaps it will turn into a vegan meatball marathon.

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So glad you saw the vegan recipes. When you consider they are less costly, healthier, and loaded with plant-based nutrients and flavor, how could you go wrong by trying one or two recipes out?Have a great day and be well.

Even for a non-vegan these look delicious. It always makes me smile that they're still called "meat"balls, but I also love that you get to eat a treat like meatballs without compromising your dietry choices.Thanks for linking up with us at MLSTL and I've shared on my SM :)

I'm not vegan, Nancy but I do love the look of this recipe. We are trying to cut back on meat and I have most of the ingredients for this recipe in my pantry. Thanks for sharing with us at #MLSTL and have a great weekend.

Thanks Sue for the visit and comment. Sure wish you good luck and encourage you to eat more plant-based meals. As many of my posts illustrate, eating better has a direct link to the quality of your life. Have a great weekend and thanks for hosting #MLSTL.

Thanks so much for the visit and comment. Be adventurous and try out one or two of these recipes. See whether you're like friends of mine who aren't vegan. They love to eat remarkable vegan meatballs. Happy weekend and be well.